A Line in the Sand: War or Peace? Part 1

Five and a half months after Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, George Bush drew a line in the sand. When ABC News anchor, Peter Jennings went to air on January 14, 1991, the U.S. was not necessarily on the eve of war, but if President Bush attacked, he would have had the support of a United Nations resolution and a majority in the Congress, albeit a narrow one.
Millions of Americans, whether they supported the President or not, were beleaguered by questions, which only seemed to beget questions--whether this is an American concern to whether American military power can achieve the President's objectives--all the "what if" questions. This piece of geography has become hauntingly familiar to Americans, though its landscape, largely barren, continues to disguise just how complicated the Middle East really is.

Airdate: 1/14/1991

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@shachar10 Its processing and should be up soon. Thanks!

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Thnx. Waiting for part 2